*through March 2017
2016 Payant Award
Hon. Karen M. Arnold-Burger
2016 Staff Excellence Award
Lonnie Shodeen
40 Year Award
Prof. Elizabeth A. Francis (NV)
30 Year Award
Hon. Allan A. Toubman (ME)
25 Year Award
Hon. Michael E. Keasler (TX)
Hon. Peggy Fulton Hora (CA)
20 Year Award
John M. Lacey, Ph.D. (CA)
Mr. William J. Brunson (NV)
Hon. Louis B. Butler Jr. (WI)
Prof. Stephen M. Simon (MN)
15 Year Award
Hon. Seven A. Wise (MT)
Hon. William G. Kelly (MI)
Hon. Jamey H. Hueston (MD)
Hon. Reba A. Page (VA)
Cindy Van Schooten, Ph.D. (CA)
Prof. Kelly E. Tait (NV)
Hon. Earl G. Penrod (IN)
Hon. Steve Smith (TX)
10 Year Award
Hon. Louis H. Schiff (FL)
Ms. Christine P. Folsom (WA)
Hon. Daniel J. Crothers (ND)
Hon. Ilona M. Holmes (FL)
Ms. Kimberly Papillon (CA)
5 Year Award
Hon. William W. Brash III (WI)
Ms. Patricia A. Etzold (NY)
Hon. Kenneth O. Simon (AL)
Kevin Knight, Ph.D. (TX)
Prof. Joshua D. Lee (NY)
Mr. Kevin J. Bowling (MI)
Hon. Melissa Jones (NY)
Hon. Kristi L. Harrington (SC)
Hon. John J. Molaison Jr. (LA)
Hon. Sherrill Ellsworth (WA)
Faculty Forum
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